Tag WW2
U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus (SS-168) Sinking the Japanese destroyer Yamakaze on on 25 June 1942
A Macchi MC 202 of the 4th Fighter Wing, Regia Aeronautica. [1100 x 673]
A Macchi MC 202 of the 4th Fighter Wing, Regia Aeronautica. [1100 x 673] Submitted December 15, 2016 at 10:00PM by Lavrentio via reddit
Heinkel He162 Plane Factory in a Salt Mine near Schönebeck 1945
The He 162 Volksjäger – Peoples Fighter, primarily made of wood due to the short supply of metals at this late point in the war. It was the fastest of the first generation of jet fighters produced during the second world…
Germans Invade A Village Occupied By Soviets
Germans Invade A Village Occupied By Soviets Submitted December 19, 2016 at 01:43PM by McCreedy3 via reddit
Russian Snipers Move Through Stalingrad
Russian Snipers Move Through Stalingrad Submitted December 19, 2016 at 12:47PM by McCreedy3 via reddit
African American Soldiers Fighting in the Ardennes Counteroffensive
American soldiers during the squeezing out of “The Bulge” By 24 December the German advance was effectively stalled short of the Meuse.The Germans had outrun their supply lines, and shortages of fuel and ammunition were becoming critical. Up to this…
Operation Overlord – 6/6/44
Depending on where you are in the world, today is either the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, or it’s the day before D-Day. It’s the day when the Allied forces returned to mainland Europe, many soliders on both sides lost their…
Canadian soldier with a captured German MP 40 submachine gun (Caen, France – July 1944)